F-35 Stealth or Carry: Enter Beast Mode In stealth mode, when the F-35 carries weapons internally, the jet can handle just 5,700 pounds of ordinance. That breaks down to either four AIM 120 AMRAAM ...

So when the F-35 flies with weapons outside the bay, it's flying in what Lockheed Martin calls "Beast Mode." The F-35 only holds four air-to-air missiles on air combat focused missions ...

Romania has signed a $6.4 billion deal to purchase 32 F-35A Lightning II jets, marking a significant upgrade to its defense ...

If the F-35 flies in 'beast mode' to utilize larger and longer-range missiles, it would lose its stealth capabilities and could be detected from much farther away. The simulations indicated that the ...

"Beast mode" sacrifices an F-35's stealth for increased firepower, as externally mounted munitions increase the aircraft's radar signature. During the test, a specially modified F-35B carried ...